About the Show
Unapologetic – An all-female group show displaying some of the most exciting and successful artists from the UK .
Each respected artist has been hand-picked for inclusion not only for their artistic prowess, but also because of their success in addition to their practice. They are business leaders, gallery owners, working mothers, highly educated, motivated, successful role models who have not allowed adversity to stand in their way.
Never before has such a group been seen together under one roof, but the thing that really sets this show apart from others is the inclusion of a fully immersive installation room. Whilst the main show of the artists current practice will take place in the Rank Gallery, a TCT requirement for entry is that each artist produce a unique piece, solely for this show, that looks inward and explores something deep within them - something rarely seen in public view. These works will form the basis of ‘the installation room’ in the Wilson Gallery – a powerful, touching, emotionally charged and fully immersive viewer experience. You may think you know these artists – but get ready for an insight into their lives that celebrates their success ‘in spite of…’. An inspirational show designed to offer something for everyone, you won’t want to miss this!
Artists include Ruth Mulvie, Hannah Shillito, Sarah Arnett, Pam Glew, Haus of Lucy, Alice Hesketh, Georgie Wheeler, Alexandra Barto, Ellie Pompili, Jane Wilson, Andi Hazelden, Bob & Eve, Meghan Durham, Jessie Woodward & Louise Duggan.
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Meet the Artists
Louise Duggan: Louise is a mixed media Chichester based artist who, after graduating from Leicester University trained as an interior designer. Working for many high-end interior design firms before relocating to Dubai where she spent the next 20 years designing & producing artworks for hotels & the private residencies of the worlds elite. Her work is an explosion of colour, distorting & reshaping
Ruth Mulvie: A contemporary fine artist, known for her vivid palette and for the delightfully unexpected detail in her paintings. At the heart of Mulvie’s pieces is the palpable joyfulness in her response to colour. She is at her happiest when mixing and combining paint, waiting for the thrill of the perfect shade. For her, colour is emotion, colour is memory, colour is her favourite place to be.
Hannah Shillito: Hannah’s love of colour and maximalism is brash, honest and playful and her distinctive personal style emanates joy and vibrancy with its punchy statements and attention grabbing fluorescence. She exhibits alongside some of the top names in contemporary art such as Grayson Perry, Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst, all over the UK, Ibiza and New York, and has featured in two editions of
Pam Glew: A mixed media artist known for her distinctive use of fabric, flags, and bleached canvases. Drawing inspiration from her theatrical background, Glew infuses her pieces with a carnivalesque aesthetic, marked by vivid neons, exuberant flowers, and harlequin patterns. In her latest series, flowers in bottles, she juxtaposes well-known alcoholic bottles with blooms, creating a fusion of Vani
Haus of Lucy: As a contemporary multi-media artist, Lucy thrives on creating a contrast between old and new, urban and classic - taking old, chintzy porcelain ornaments and turning them into something completely new. Having worked with Adidas, Footlocker and Lazy Oaf and most recently was commissioned by Greggs and Primark to create a range of figurines to help promote their collaboration. She is
Alice Hesketh: A figurative artist based in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Her work aims to capture the movement and energy of the subject at a particular moment in time using bold colours and expressive brushstrokes. In addition, Alice teaches classes and workshops on portraiture at her studio in Eastbourne.
Georgie Wheeler: A graphic painter and street artist, creating visually conflicting artwork, full time in St Leonards. She typically explores visual puns and nostalgic narratives, in a dynamic and confronting way, through the use of acrylics, spray paint, collage and illustration. Her acrylic paintings skilfully combine a street art aesthetic, with hyper-detailed portraiture, illustration and grap
Bob & Eve: Founded in 2020 by artist Corinna Wilson. The name evolved from the words bobbin and weave in reference to her use of textiles as a medium. Her colourful works are an expression of her irreverent take on modern society. She uses a combination of hand tufted and machine based techniques to create one off pieces of art with wool.
Jane Wilson: Jane originally studied printed textile design & spent many years in the fashion industry before becoming a full time artist. Her vibrant, joyful, multi-layered paintings currently explore the concept of interconnectivity from a unique perspective. Her inspiration comes from living in the South West & it's coast, landscape, flora & fauna. She has exhibited widely in the UK and recentl
Sarah Arnett: The work of Sarah Arnett takes you from the black & white of reality to the vibrant technicolour of fantasy, like Dorothy drifting into Oz. Step into a world of the imagination, where Regency Palaces are bedecked with jewels & mystical creatures roam through exotic lands. Modern, elegant & bursting with colour, Sarah’s work draws on her life experiences: growing up in Zimbabwe & trav
Meg Durham: Meg creates multi-layered textural wall pieces, incorporating geometric forms & figurative sculptural works in stoneware & Parian ceramics. Each piece is decorated with layered glazes, the figurative pieces are finished with platinum lustre. Exploring how the physical can express the inner state of being the artist contemplates elements of human existence. The materials therapeutically
Andi Hazelden: Andi is a figurative artist. Her inspiration comes from the human body, colours, natural organic shapes and landscapes. Two objects found on a beach have inspired her work for the past thirty years. Key to her palette is a piece of rust which came off a chair, which she’s still has in her sketch book. The rust is evident throughout her work in yellow ochre, burnt umber and the decay
Alexandra Barto: A ceramic artist who makes handmade vessels with a focus on moon jar forms, each with unique and painterly surfaces. Created in stoneware clay on the potter's wheel, these jars are explorations of colour, texture and gesture. Using a dynamic process of layering slips, powder pigments and glazes over the surface, she aims to capture the energy of the making process and link the ele
Jessie Woodward: An abstract painter and mixed media artist, based in Bristol. She has exhibited works throughout the UK and sold her vibrant pieces worldwide. Her instinctive way of working explores the language of paint and mark-making to evoke emotions in the viewer, aiming to communicate how pure abstract work can generate visual energetic joy and pleasure. A vibrant colour palette and juxtapo
Ellie Pompili: Ellie emphasizes the female figure as pivotal motif. While she occasionally employs female models in her photographic projects, she often chooses her own body as the subject. Ellie's fascination lies in examining the female body as both an object & a subject of vision—a captivating figure whose representation invites both pleasure & contemplation. Her exploration navigates the intri